Thousands of Interesting Models Makes Early Slot Machines a Collecting Jackpot (12/17/12)
No one should have that much fun in a mausoleum. But fun was the order of the day: the Elks … More >>

Keep Your Collection in Tune: Insuring Your Musical Instruments (12/11/12)
They looked like a line of ants at a picnic. Having finished their gig and packed their instruments, the band … More >>

The Drum Kits that Set the Beat for Swing Bands: Slingerland Radio Kings (11/29/12)
One fact is clear regarding 7,000 years of drum history: whenever drums start beating, people start to move. Archaeologists have … More >>

The Bacon & Day Silver Bell: The King of American Tenor Banjos (10/22/12)
The hard-driving banjo in bluegrass music is a familiar sound to most 21st-century Americans. But, before the stylings of Earl … More >>

Vintage Accordions Making the Migration from Attics to Auction Block (10/1/12)
American soldiers left for the Second World War with the sounds of American popular music ringing in their ears. City … More >>

Antique Reed Organs Valued as much for Beautifully Styled Cabinetry as for Music (9/5/12)
For some, the ideal vacation is lying on a beach soaking up rays while enjoying a good book. For others, … More >>

How to Tell if that Gibson Les Paul Guitar is Real or a Counterfeit (8/6/12)
Jimi Hendrix owned one; so did Mark Knopfler, Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page. The Gibson Les Paul guitar, in continuous … More >>

Evaluating an Antique American Upright Piano – Finding a Diamond in the Rough (7/23/12)
Old pianos are everywhere: in homes, institutions, churches and schools. Many of them are junk, but a fair number of … More >>

Telling an Angel from a Wolf: Evaluating Antique Violins (6/27/12)
First created in Italy in 1555, the modern four-string bowed violin is arguably the world’s oldest continuously used musical instrument. … More >>